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A failed city. That is what Detroit is known as—a city that has failed and will continue to fail until their financial situations improves, and this does not seem overly likely. In 2013, the City of Detroit had to file… Read More ›

What do we stand for? Do we want to engage the other side and hear their story? Or do we think that we have the right answer and “our way is simply the best?” Is suppressing a voice getting to… Read More ›

At EMU, most event invitations are sent out via student email. On February 12, there was an event that I RSVP’d to that I would have really liked to attend. Unfortunately, it was cancelled due to “lack of interest.” I… Read More ›

The events surrounding the cancelled theater production “Corpus Christi” have been extremely complex. Administration voiced numerous concerns about running the play, including safety of students, blasphemous themes, and obscenities. Those in support of running the play have voiced their own… Read More ›

This past weekend I was tasked to do something about divestment; an issue which is coming more and more to the forefront of many college and university discussions. Divestment is the process of pulling out endowments that are invested in… Read More ›

Our EMU men’s volleyball team hosted Cairn University on Saturday, Feb. 14 on a brisk winter afternoon. The match was set for an early start around 11:30 a.m. as students filled Yoder Arena to support the Running Royals. Recently defeated… Read More ›

What makes “Dear White People” stand out from any other film about a timely issue is its elegant aggression, and its lack of an author tract. This is not a heavy-handed, preachy film, force-feeding you ideas of how to tackle… Read More ›

The movie rendition of “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” came out in 2005 and is an enjoyable hour-and-a-half adaptation of the cult classic series created by Douglas Adams. The story opens to singing dolphins lamenting the impending destruction of the… Read More ›

Dr. Charles Epp, a political scientist from Kansas University, came to EMU on Monday, Feb. 16, to talk about racial profiling by police officers, specifically on the road. Epp’s lecture was about his work and the research he has done… Read More ›